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80s Star Defends Amazon Job, Beats Residuals Pay

Who's the Boss? star Danny Pintauro is firing back after criticism over his job as an Amazon driver, revealing his current pay outpaces his residual checks.The ...

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June 24, 2026

Who's the Boss? star Danny Pintauro is firing back after criticism over his job as an Amazon driver, revealing his current pay outpaces his residual checks.

The former child actor found himself back in the headlines in April after sharing photos of himself for Amazon Flex.

But fans were left confused online, questioning why a former sitcom star would need gig work at all.

Pintauro has since responded to the reaction, explaining that residual checks from his acting days simply.

Now, appearing on Monday’s episode of the Pod Meets World podcast, he said the experience has exposed how little people understand about the financial reality of working actors.

'When I posted the picture for [Amazon] Flex, I really didn't, it did not cross my mind because everybody knows that I'm working,' he explained. 'It's one of the five different gig jobs that I'm doing right now. We're gig actors. Acting is one of the six gigs.'

Who's the Boss? star Danny Pintauro is firing back after criticism over his job as an Amazon driver, revealing his current pay outpaces his residual checks

appearing on Monday’s episode of the Pod Meets World podcast, he said the experience has exposed how little people understand about the financial reality of working actors; Judith Light, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Alyssa Milano, and Pintauro in 1984

Pintauro, now 50, was just eight years old when he first shot to fame alongside Tony Danza and Judith Light on Who’s the Boss?, which debuted in 1984 and ran for eight seasons.

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The cast famously , skyrocketing from $22,500 per episode in the first season to a staggering $1million each by the final two seasons.

They later reunited for a one-off special on Max in 2021, reportedly earning a cool $2.5million apiece for the nostalgic return.

But according to Kudrow, even those astonishing paydays pale in comparison to the steady stream of income the cast continues to receive from the show's global syndication.

Speaking to The Times, the actress, 62, who is currently starring in a new season of The Comeback, revealed the cast still rake in an astonishing $20million a year in residuals.

In the same interview, Kudrow reflected on why the series continues to generate such enormous residual income, suggesting its enduring success is more than justified.

‘After Matthew died I watched the show again. Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better, but for the first time I truly appreciated just how great it was,’ Kudrow explained, referencing the tragic passing of Perry, who died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 from the acute effects of ketamine.

'Because there was a genius at work. And whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again.'

She added, 'I felt I did OK, but Jennifer and Courteney? Amazing. David and Matt? They had me laughing so hard. And then Matthew – he was just beyond us all.'

80s Star Defends Amazon Job, Beats Residuals Pay

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